Secrets change the present: Chapter 3

Chapter 3: An old friend

Soundwaves POV:

I thought about my talk with Breakdown. I finished my high grade and exited the bar, knowing how much damage the drones could do when they were drunk. I decided to get back to work, decoding the rest of the Iacon database. Many of the drones, who were on their way to the bar, stayed out of my way. I smirked under my visor knowing that they couldn't see my visage. These drones were so gullible. It wasn't hard to understand why they were beaten so easily by the Autobots. I strutted into the energon storage room and took a cube. When it came to cracking codes of the Ancients, you sometimes lost track of time. As I entered the work place, my tentacles connected with the database and my long fingers ran across the Cybertronian letters and numerals. So far we had only been able to crack two of the Iacon database coordinates.  My workplace was three rooms away from the bridge so you often heard Lord Megatrons temper tantrums and the troopers scrambling out of the way. I heard a high pitched squeal that caused me temporary deafness. I held my servos to my audio receivers and crouched in pain. The squeal stopped and was replaced with a roar of anger, louder than Megatrons.
'What is going on out there?!' I thought.
I walked out of the workplace only to dodge a thrown insecticon. I stood back with the rest of the troopers and watched the fight unfold. The insecticon got up before roaring at a shadow at the end of the corridor. The shadow stepped into the light to show a tall, strong Dragoncon. The Dragoncon rose to her full height and made the insecticon cringe before returning the roar, showing her razor claws outstretched. She went back on four feet and ran towards the insecticon which went flying into the crowd of terrified troopers. She came closer and bared her teeth. She made the insecticon cry in fear by putting both of her front talons on his chest, before yelling,
"SAY IT, YOU SIMPLE MINDED GLITCH!! SAY IT!"
The insecticon trembled visibly before crying,
"I was wrong! Dragoncons are much stronger than insecticons! LET ME LIVE!!!"
The Dragoncon grinned in satisfaction and recoiled. She glared at the troopers who ran down the corridor and were soon followed by the insecticon.
"You're Soundwave, right?" she asked, turning to me.
I nodded. I decided to not to talk to her until I knew her better.  So far, she had a short temper and was a strong warrior. I smirked knowing that this was going to be a breeze. She looked at me weirdly before asking,
"What are you smirking about?"
My optics widened in surprise. Could she really see through my visor? It was made of the darkest glass known all over Cybertron. I could see their faces but they couldn't see mine.
"If you really think that glass is going to protect your visage from being seen from me, then you're going to have a bad time." she said.
I looked around and leant towards her.
"How can you see through my visor? It was designed for no one to see through." I asked, in my distorted voice.
She was about to reply when Knockout came running down the corridor, his electric spear at the ready.
"Steeljaw! Soundwave! Megatron summons us!"
I glanced at Steeljaw and Knockout. Steeljaw motioned Knockout to lead the way. If Megatron had summoned all three of us alongside Breakdown then something was wrong. We reached the bridge and entered the room, noticing that it was filled with insecticons and troopers. The whole room was silent as we walked through the door. In the middle of the room, was Megatron. Breakdown was standing to the right of him and a large, bulky figure was kneeling on the ground. The kneeling mech stood and turned to face us. As soon as he turned around, Steeljaw stopped and growled. A large red optic stared at us and he stepped forward. I recognized him as Shockwave. When we were still in school we were friends but Shockwave was a bully in those days. He used to basically torture this little dragonbot. He'd stick her helm down the facility, stab her wings so she couldn't fly, take her energon treats and spread rumors about her so that nobody went near her. She was really good at keeping her temper in check but one day, after six years, she snapped. She was trying to do an art project, which required total concentration, when he came over and blasted it into ash. He started laughing and turned to leave the library. Her optics were usually crimson red but her optics flickered bright green and she pounced on him, clawing his eye to blind him. He yelled in both pain and shock. Nobody had ever had the courage to stand up to him, let alone fight him. The guards managed to pry her off but were actually taken back when she let out a massive roar of anger. Her words still rang in my processor.
"I'll get you for this Shockwave! Just you wait!"
I snapped out my daydream to find that my old friend had moved closer. This warship was about to become even crazier.